by Reed Hoffmann | May 18, 2011 | Advanced, Camera Gear, Composition, Intermediate, Lenses, Travel, Wildlife
I led two big photo trips in March and April, to Botswana and Ecuador. Both times I took the same main kit of photo gear. Which means I think I’ve found the perfect travel combination of cameras, lenses and accessories. A big part of that success is because the...
by Reed Hoffmann | May 2, 2011 | Advanced, Camera Gear, Intermediate, Travel, Wildlife
I’ve just returned from another trip to the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador, and thanks to a new camera housing from Fantasea, brought home some nice shots from underwater as well as above. When most people think of the Galapagos, they think of all the amazing...
by Reed Hoffmann | Apr 18, 2011 | Beginner, Camera Gear, Editing, Intermediate, Video, Wildlife
On this last trip to Africa, I shot videos as well as stills, using a Nikon D7000. While I was generally happy with the results, it’s a learning process. In the weeks leading up to the trip to Botswana, I was thinking I’d probably shoot some video there. It...
by Reed Hoffmann | Apr 2, 2011 | Beginner, Intermediate, Travel, Wildlife
Last weekend I returned from leading my third photo safari to Africa. This time it was to Botswana, and once again it was a great trip. When American Photo (www.mentorseries.com) asked me to go, I jumped at the opportunity. I’ve been fortunate to see much of the...
by Reed Hoffmann | Mar 1, 2011 | Action, Advanced, Flash, Intermediate
Every now and then I set up our living room as a studio for doing some portraits. And each time I do that, my dogs think they should be the subjects. It’s true. Whenever I get out the light stands and hang the backdrop, the dogs make a beeline for it and plop down....
by Reed Hoffmann | Feb 16, 2011 | Beginner, Composition, Intermediate, Light
Back in the days when I was a newspaper photographer, part of our job was to find “enterprise.” That meant looking for feature pictures as we drove between assignments. So when I woke up today and saw heavy fog, my old newspaper instincts took over. With...
